We watched many great films and thank all those who submitted. We have chosen the following creative works as finalists in competition for the twentieth anniversary edition of the DC Independent Film Festival, March 1-10, 2019.
FEATURE FILMS
Cut Off (USA/2017/89 mins) directed by Jowan Carbin, Key Cast: John Robinson, Brad Dourif, William Baldwin, Laura Cayouette.
Curtiz (Hungary/2018/93 mins) directed by Tamas Yvan Topolánszky, Key Cast: Lili Bordán, Evelin Dobos, Caroline Boulton, Nikolett Barabas, Kata Sarbó, Declan Hannigan, Yan Feldman, Björn Freiberg, Rafael Feldman, Scott Alexander Young
Dakota (USA/2019/98 mins.) directed by Roberto Carmona, Key Cast: Phoebe Ryan, Holly Twyford, Jake Etheridge
Datsche (United Kingdom /2018/93 mins) directed by Lara Hewitt, Key Cast: Zack Segel, Christian Harting, Juan Carlos Lo Sasso, Luis Lüps, Kunle Kuforiji, Celine Yildirim
Penguin Highway (Japan/2018/118 mins./animation) directed by Hiroyasu Ishida. Key Cast: Kana Kita, Yû Aoi, Miki Fukui, Megumi Han.
Rag Doll (USA/2018/103 mins) directed by Bailey Kobe, Key Cast: Shannon Murray, Roxana Sanchez, Dot-Marie Jones, Dante Basco, Stephanie Erb
PILOT/SERIES EPISODE
A Billion to One (USA/2018/15mins) directed by CollabFeature Filmmakers
Chronicles of a Bleep Year Old Woman (USA/2018/ 9:32 mins) directed by Angela Atwood
On (USA/2018/18.30 mins) directed by Jamie Effros
Rock and Bowl Express: Episode 1 (USA/2018/9mins) directed by Ray Mallick
The Cottages (USA/2018/30mins) directed by John Darbonne
Too Faded (USA/2018/17.20 mins.) directed by John R. Powell
Vows (USA/2018/9.21mins.) directed by Ginny Leise
Unspeakable (USA/2018/15.21mins.) directed by Milena Govich
FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES
The Five Dollar Movie (UK/2018/60 mins.) directed by Stephen Wright
Facing the Dragon (Afghanistan/2018/80 mins.) directed by Sedika Mojadidi
Ordinary Gods (USA/2018/1.52 mins.) directed by Pascui Rivas
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (USA/2018/69 mins) directed by Arwen Curry
WBCN and The American Revolution (USA/2019/125 mins.) directed by Bill Lichtenstein
Transformistas (Cuba & USA/2019/79 mins.) directed by Chad Hahne
The FEMINIST – a Swedish Inspiration (Sweden/2018/91 mins.) directed by Hampus Linder
SHORT FILMS – DOCUMENTARY
33: Local DC (USA/2018/5.38 mins.) directed by David Ross, Lloyd Foster, Kavon Martez
Do We Belong? (USA/2018/14mins.) directed by Sofian Khan
Feel of Vision (USA/2018/26 mins.) directed by Tucker Gragg and Austin Gardner
In Between Words (USA/2018/14 mins.) directed by Andrew Knox
Kwabena (USA/2018/9mins.) directed by Déwun Owusu.
Mum (UAE/2018/9.29mins.) directed by Mariam Al Awadhi.
Stripped (Canada/2018/16.45mins.) directed by Jevon Boreland
The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting (USA/2018/16mins.) directed by Julie Mallozzi
The Swimmer (Ireland/2017/11.5 mins.) directed by Thomas Beug
SHORT FILMS – FICTION
Annex (UK&USA/2018/12.48 mins.) directed by Tommy Nagle
Commuter (USA/2018/8.48 mins.) directed by Sam Casscells
Focus (Australia/2018/3.39 mins.) directed by Radheya Jegatheva
How to live your life correctly (USA/2018/20.35 mins.) directed by Xindi Lou
In Her Image (Georgia/2018/20 mins.) directed by Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Jingle (USA/2018/9.13 mins.) directed by Eric Schwager
Regulation (USA/2018/10.53 mins.) directed by Ryan Patch
Roadside Assistance (USA/2018/20 mins) directed by Ali Matlock
Sorry for your Loss (USA/2018/8.38 mins.) directed by Lauren Bair
Synesthetic Symphony (Mexico/2018/24 mins.} directed by Jorge Rojas
The Desecrated (USA/2018/ 7.48 mins.) directed by John Gray
The Funeral Dancer (Germany/2018/9 mins) directed by Natalie McMahon
The Program (USA/2018/14 mins.) directed by Michael Elliott Dennis
The Scorpion’s Tale (USA/2018/22.18 mins.) directed by Jhosimar Vasquez
The Very Beginning Mind (China/2018/17 mins.) directed by Guo Peng
Unknown Contact (France/2018/15.19 mins) directed by Isabelle Doll
Voice (Japan/2018/10 mins.) directed by Takeshi Kushida
What Here Needs Love? (USA/2018/12.35mins) directed by Daniel Antebi
SHORT FILMS – ANIMATION
Alef b’Tamuz (Israel/2018/5.58 mins.) directed by Yael Reisfeld
Bluebrain (France/2018/ 1.35 mins.) directed by Simon Duclos
Brainworm Billy (USA/2018/2.36 mins.) directed by Emily Hubley
Did you know? (USA/2018/ 7.46 mins) directed by Lynn Kim
Everyflower (China/2018/8.36 mins.) directed by Cai YUANQING
Evol (France/2018/1:22 mins.) directed by Kayu Leung
Khadija (Turkey and Syria/ 2018/2:55 mins.) directed by Beshr Idlbi
Little Skeleton (USA/2018/1:30 mins.) directed by Jennifer Levonian
Living Like Heta (Switzerland/2018/6.12 mins.) directed by Bianca Caderas
Morse (USA/2018/2:52 mins.) directed by Tom Bessoir
Natalie D France/2018/ 5:26 directed by Angele BERAUD
Panta Rhei (France/2018/10.14 mins.) directed by Wouter Bongaerts
Random Thoughts (USA/2018/7:20) directed by Steven Vander Meer
The Stained Club (France/2018/6.39 mins.) directed by Mélanie Lopez, Simon Boucly, Marie Ciesielski, Alice Jaunet, Chan Stéphie Peang, Béatrice Viguier
You used to bring me flowers (Israel/2018/4:44mins) directed by Nofar Schweitzer
Where I was born (USA/2018/4.26 mins.) directed by Jungmin Cha
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION FILMMAKERS
Blagden Alley, NW USA/2018/9.13 mins/documentary) directed by Nyrene Monteforte
Captain Video (USA/2018/4 mins/documentary) directed by Ethan Elkins
Concordia ( USA /2018/7 mins) directed by Annalise Ratner
Finding Home (USA/2018/14 mins/documentary) directed by Yolanda Morrison
Freedom Abridged (USA/2018/14.53) directed by Nabeel Raza
Glance (Germany/2018/10:40 mins) directed by Dominik Saal
Hermes (USA/2018/2.38 mins./animation) directed by by Ashley Cai
I am not Broken (USA/2018/2.18 mins./animation) directed by Abrielle Yen Marsden
Midwest (USA/2018/19.36 mins) directed by Robbie Gonyea
Socks: A Story About Pairs (Canada/2018/ 2.9 mins./animation) by Callahan Bracken
The Art of Getting Lost (Italy/2018/11 mins) directed by Luca Schilirò & Fabrizio Casorzo
